Category: Spiritual Growth
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God Wants to Show You Off When You Have Beaten the Devil.
In Ephesians 3:8-10, Paul wrote he had been given the grace to preach the wisdom of the Gospel, not only to the world, but in particular to the devil’s demonic bunch. Verse 10 (NKJV) says, “to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities…
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If You Don’t Have What You Want, Do Things God’s Way.
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I’d like to talk about the superior way to make sound judgments that have good outcomes. We are reasonably smart people who generally make sound judgments. However, often we tend to rely exclusively on our assumptions and experience to determine the choices we make. This seems…
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Conviction Matures into Automatic Responses.
Since meeting the Lord, I have worked diligently to develop a set of disciplines to live by. These reflect my conviction to do what’s right that would honor and please the Lord. I am certainly far from perfect, but I try my best to give this the highest priority. Thinking about this, I realize
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Run From It!
The Apostle Paul warns us to run from sin. In my opinion, not running away from it is a dangerous carnal miscalculation. It would be a very bad choice that leads to destruction. Sin will entice and entrap us, and
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Information – Application – Transformation
I was spending time talking with one the guys in ministry I used to mentor, whose name is Brandon Girten. We were talking about a sermon he had preached, and he said something that struck a cord with me. He said that, in the sermon, he spoke about the transformation process we go through as…
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He’s a Giver and a Rewarder.
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute I want to share a thought that I recently had while In church. I was listening to Dr. Graham Catto, a guest speaker from South Africa. He said the ultimate destination of every believer will be manifest when Christ comes back. He continued to say that,…
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Never Mess With Grace.
For just a Mentoring Minute, let’s talk about grace. How often do we witness someone who disregards the grace of God? It might be understandable, though not excusable if someone is not a Christian. However, for those who know the Lord, there can be no excuse.
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Some Things You Have to Pass On (Forego).
I’m, Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to tell you about something that happened in the midst of a conversation with my friend Pastor Jonathan Cook. As we were talking, I said something that profoundly struck both of us. At that moment, we stopped the conversation and both wrote it in…
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Requirements for Righteous Living
I’d like to share some thoughts with you about the knowledge required for righteous living. This begins with the primary requirement of being saved and then, committed to serving Christ. There ought to be many indications of this in the person who loves and serves Him, but I want to focus on the one that
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Remind Yourself that You Love the Scriptures.
While doing my daily Bible reading, I often feel weary and less interested than I should have been. So I do something to energize myself. It’s become a habit when my flesh doesn’t want to complete the day’s reading. I tell myself how much I love the Scriptures. I even say it out loud a…
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